Too Good to be True is a detective story in the Shetland Series.   It is sometimes described as a “Quick Read” since it is short and an easy read.

Jimmy Perez travels to Scottish border town (Stonebridge) to help his ex-wife find out more about an apparent suicide by the local schoolteacher.   He finds there are many secrets and there was in fact a murder.    The stories moves along at a good pace and was enjoyable to read.   Recommended – 4.2 out of 5.0 stars4.2

As with the other Shetland stories, Jimmy is an appealing character to follow and is a good jumping-off point for more Ann Cleeves books.

Other Shetland books include:

• Raven Black (2006)
• White Nights (2008)
• Red Bones (2009)
• Blue Lightning (2010)
• Dead Water (2013)
• Thin Air (2014)
• Cold Earth (2016)
• Wild Fire (2018)
• Shetland (stories) (2015)